On Saturday, Tulsa welcomes Southern Miss at Reynolds Center. It starts at 4:05 EST. The Golden Hurricane are 3-1 against the Golden Eagles over the last four years. They fell 77-69 on 2/15/2012, the last time they met.

Tulsa is currently in 5th place in the conference and Southern Miss is in 1st.

In an 87-72 dismantling of Houston on January 23rd, Scottie Haralson put up 19 points and 7 rebounds for the Golden Hurricane. He is averaging 9.6 points and 3.7 rebounds per game. In a 102-46 blowout of Marshall on January 23rd, Dwayne Davis put up 19 points and 5 rebounds for the Golden Eagles. His 13.3 points per game is the highest mark on the team.

Comparing team stats, Southern Miss looks to have the edge in one significant category, scoring, where the Golden Eagles have the upper hand over the Golden Hurricane, 74 points per game to 65 points per game. Southern Miss can be found near the top of the conference standings in the following categories: offensive rebounding percentage at 41.8 and effective field goal percentage at 55.1.

Southern Miss StatSmack

We have a history of cultivating talent. Over the past 10 years, Tulsa has had more players drafted by the NBA than Southern Miss (1 vs 0).

At least you keep showing up. Tulsa has an average margin of victory of 8 over Southern Miss in 6 wins since 1987.

The Tulsa basketball team finishes what they start, with a better graduation rate than Southern Miss (67% vs 54%).

Shaquille Harrison is ranked 1st in C-USA in steals.

You'll do better on next semester's exams, right? Tulsa currently has a higher Academic Progress Rate (965 to 922) than Southern Miss, per the NCAA.